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Tex. Elec. Code § 211.003

CHANGE IN OUTCOME OF ELECTION

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff

In this title, a change in the outcome of an election occurs if, as a result of a recount in the precincts included in a recount document:

(1) a candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to be nominated, elected, or entitled to a place on a runoff ballot or to be tied for nomination, election, or entitlement to a place on a runoff ballot loses that status;

(2) in a presidential general election, the presidential candidate who was shown by the previous vote count to have received the most votes in this state loses that status;

(3) in an election on a measure, the winning side becomes the losing side; or

(4) in a presidential primary election, entitlement to delegate representation at the political party's national presidential nominating convention on behalf of a candidate or an uncommitted delegation is changed.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.